Interior Design · Remote Commission · Mumbai, India
A compact colourful kitchen and spa-style bathroom designed and delivered remotely for a private client in Mumbai — part of a series of four residential interior commissions produced in 3ds Max with V-Ray.
01 — Project Overview
This project was commissioned remotely by a private client in Mumbai, India. The brief covered two spaces — a compact kitchen and a larger bathroom — to be designed and visualised in full 3D before construction. All design decisions were made from plan documents and client briefings shared digitally, with no site visit.
The kitchen brief called for a bold, cheerful interior that made the most of a compact footprint — using colour as the primary spatial tool rather than scale. The bathroom brief was the opposite in register: a calm, spa-like retreat with a corner bathtub, warm natural materials, and soft lighting.
"Two rooms, two completely different emotional registers — one loud and energetic, one quiet and restorative. The design challenge was to make each feel fully resolved on its own terms."
The kitchen occupies a compact U-shaped footprint. The client requested a cheerful, high-energy palette — deliberately moving away from the neutral wood-tone kitchens typical of the other commissions in this series. Yellow was chosen as the primary cabinetry colour: warm, energising, and deliberate rather than a default. Sky blue upper cabinets create a complementary contrast, dividing the kitchen vertically. White countertops and wall tiles act as a neutral reset between the two saturated tones. Red bar stools at the island introduce the third accent at the seating zone.
The tall appliance column — housing microwave, oven, and refrigerator — is cased entirely in yellow, treating it as a sculptural element rather than a practical interruption. The washing machine is integrated at the base of this column.
Kitchen — wide view: yellow cabinet run, blue upper cabinets, island with red bar stools
Kitchen — appliance column: microwave, oven, refrigerator; sink counter and window beyond
Kitchen — floor plan and dimension drawing (to be added)
Kitchen — built photographs (to be added if available)
The bathroom operates in an entirely different emotional register. The brief asked for a calm, spa-like retreat — a room that feels generous and quiet. The design works in three material layers: large-format grey wall tiles covering the full height of all walls; a blue mosaic floor tile providing texture and colour at ground level; and warm natural oak detailing at the vanity, bath surround, and timber bath bench.
The corner bathtub is the centrepiece — positioned at the window to allow views to the garden while bathing. The floating vanity — oak-fronted drawer with a dark grey shelf above — sits on the opposite wall with a warm-toned mirror and timber frame. Lighting is entirely wall-mounted cylindrical fittings casting warm pools rather than even illumination, reinforcing the spa atmosphere. The wall-mounted WC and bamboo plant complete the space without adding visual noise.
Bathroom — full room view: corner bath, mosaic floor, floating vanity, oak accessories
Bathroom — vanity zone: floating oak drawer, timber-framed mirror, cylindrical wall lights
Bathroom — WC and bath corner: wall-hung WC, slatted timber bench, corner bath at window
Bathroom — floor plan and dimension drawing (to be added)
Bathroom — built photographs (to be added if available)
03 — Role & Process
This project was designed and visualised entirely remotely — no site visit, all communication digital. The client provided floor plans and a written brief; all spatial decisions, material selections, colour choices, and furniture arrangements were made from those documents alone.
Both rooms were modelled in 3ds Max and rendered using V-Ray at photorealistic quality. Renders were used for client review, revision, and final approval before the project was handed to the local contractor for construction. Part of a series of four remote residential interior commissions.
Tools: 3ds Max · V-Ray · AutoCAD